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Prof. Dr. Marion Merklein in Senat der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft gewählt Großer Erfolg für die FAU: Die Ingenieurin Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Marion Merklein ist in den Senat der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) gewählt worden. Die Mitglieder des Senats beraten und beschließen über alle we... Continue

Developing a method for discovering new chemical reactions Whether they are synthetic materials such as PET and Teflon, medicines or flavourings, life without synthetically produced compounds is barely conceivable in our everyday lives today. The chemical industry depends on efficient, long-term me... Continue

Die Physiker Andre Greim und Konstantin Novoselov entdeckten 2004 in Manchester das erste zweidimensionale Material: Graphen ist eine extrem dünne Schicht aus Kohlenstoff, die sich durch besonders nützliche Eigenschaften auszeichnet. Sie ist transparent, leitfähig und dabei extrem stark und reißfest... Continue

Iron oxide particles are very attractive to hydrocarbons In future, it could be possible to remove oil spills on the surface of the ocean by using magnets. An interdisciplinary group of researchers at FAU led by Prof. Dr. Marcus Halik has developed functionalised iron oxide particles that can attra... Continue

Humans have been over-exploiting the planet. The result – fossil resources are running out. Scientists at FAU are researching into alternatives By Luisa Macharowsky and Andreas Kunkel ‘It’s 2125 and the last supplies of coal are being shared out. They will probably only last around a month, at... Continue

DFG fördert FAU-Forschung mit rund 28 Millionen Euro Die Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) fördert drei Forschungsprojekte an der Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) mit insgesamt rund 28 Millionen Euro. In einem neuen sogenannten Sonderforschungsbereich (SFB) und zwei verlä... Continue

Neubau des Interdisziplinären Zentrums für Nanostrukturierte Filme der FAU eingeweiht Rund 250 Forscherinnen und Forscher sowie Doktorandinnen und Doktoranden haben ein neues Domizil gefunden: das Interdisziplinäre Zentrum für Nanostrukturierte Filme (IZNF) der Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlan... Continue

The special symposium of “Correlative and in situ Microscopy in Materials Research”, held during 1-4.April as part of the annual spring meeting of the German Physical Society (DPG2019) in Regensburg, was co-organized by the head of the Institute of Micro- and Nanostructure Research (WW 9) Prof. Dr. ... Continue

Special culture of cooperation EAM Member Prof. Dr. Jörg Libuda has been head of the new Chair of Interface Research and Catalysis at the Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy since February 2019. However, Libuda, who is originally from Bochum, is not new to FAU as he has been working at the Univers... Continue

For the first time two in one For the investigation of nanoparticles especially X-ray and neutron beams are used. FAU researchers around EAM Member Prof. Tobias Unruh, Institute for Crystallography and Structural Physics, have designed a special x-ray machine capable of studying nanoparticles in ... Continue